Colnago C68 bike review - tradition and technology in perfect proportions

The latest model-C Colnago is still made in Italy and still has lugs, but it is a thoroughly 21st-century superbike

Image shows the Colnago C68
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Cycling Weekly Verdict

If you want an Italian superbike and have this much money to spend on it then the C68 is worth it. Diehard Colnago fans might be disappointed by the C68’s departure from the visible lugs and Master-profile tubes of previous models, but the reassuringly sublime ride and supremely judged geometry and handling prove nothing has changed. What score other than 5/5 can this bike possibly get?

Reasons to buy
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    Super smooth ride

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    Perfect geometry

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    Made in Italy

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    Blend of traditional and modern tech

Reasons to avoid
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    Lacks traditional Colnago model C looks

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Let’s get the full disclosure/declaration/introduction out of the way first. I am a Colnago fan, I own a steel Colnago Master Olympic and the coffee-table Colnago biography that Ernesto Colnago gave me and signed for me when I interviewed him 11 years ago is one of my most treasured possessions.

However, fans love what they know best - they go to a gig and want to hear the old hits not the new material - so a new Colnago has to work hard to impress me or there’s a danger I might start retrogrouching about how great the Colnago C40 was.

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